You must perform the services for the person engaging them to
be considered an employee. If you buy merchandise on your own behalf
and sell it to the public as part of your own independent business,
you are not considered an employee. In addition, if you distribute
items that are not incidental to handling items (A) - (F) above,
you are not considered an employee.

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